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Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoRob Abel | WBNS-TVSarah Maynard went to live with her father and stepmother in 2010 after her mother, Tina Herrmann, brother, Kody Maynard, and a family friend were killed by an intruder at their Knox County home.

At 16, Sarah Maynard has already endured the murders of her mother and brother, the trauma of
being held captive for days in the basement of their killer, and the disruption of moving into a
new home.

Now, the father and stepmother she was sent to live with are accused of beating her in two
incidents at their home in Franklin County’s Hamilton Township at 4976 Fishburn St.

According to court records, Larry Maynard, 34, punched his daughter in the back on May 3, and
five days later, Tracy Maynard, 33, kicked her stepdaughter down a set of stairs.

Both defendants appeared in Franklin County Municipal Court yesterday on misdemeanor
domestic-violence and assault charges. Bail was set at $5,000 for each; both remained in the county
jail yesterday. A protection order says both must stay away from Sarah.

A Franklin County Children Services spokesman said the agency is investigating. Sarah is with a
relative, as are her half brothers, ages 7 and 3.

Sarah Maynard went to live with her father and stepmother in 2010 after her mother, Tina
Herrmann; her brother, Kody Maynard; and a family friend were killed by an intruder in their Knox
County home. Their dismembered bodies were found in a hollow tree in a wildlife area.

The killer, Matthew Hoffman, kidnapped Sarah and kept her in the basement of his house outside
Mount Vernon for four days until law-enforcement officers rescued her. Hoffman pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to life in prison. He remains in Allen Correctional Institution in Lima.

In the 2 1/2 years since the murders, Sarah and Larry Maynard have occasionally spoken publicly
about the ordeal. She and her father most recently appeared on the TV show
Dr. Phil in March.

The two, along with author Robert Scott, wrote a book titled
The Girl in the Leaves, published in January.

During taping of the
Dr. Phil show, which aired on March 28, Sarah said she was still adjusting to her loss and
still has nightmares.

“I’ve got to be strong and just live through it,” she said, according to the transcript.

She told Dr. Phil that she had seen a therapist, which was helpful, but no longer does.

“It’s been painful inside, but I haven’t really shown any emotion,” she said. “I don’t really
cry that much.”